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Media Contact
United States and Canada
For media inquiries contact:
Publicity at The Carol Shields Prize
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2025
Press Kit
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2025 Winner Announcement – Released on May 1
2025 Shortlist Announcement – Released on April 3
2025 Longlist Announcement - Released on March 6
2025 Jury Announcement – Released on February 6
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MEDIA BUZZ
People – May 1 – Carol Shields Prize for Fiction Announces 2025 Winner and $150,000 Award Recipient (Exclusive)
The Canadian Press – May 1 – Canisia Lubrin wins Carol Shields Prize for Fiction for 'Code Noir'
NPR – May 1 – One of literature's most lucrative prizes goes to debut fiction writer Canisia Lubrin
Globe and Mail – May 1 – Canisia Lubrin becomes the first Canadian to win the Carol Shields Prize for Fiction, for her novel Code Noir
Literary Hub – May 1 – Canisia Lubrin has won the 2025 Carol Shields Prize.
CBC Books – May 1 – Ontario writer Canisia Lubrin wins $208K Carol Shields Prize for Fiction
Toronto Star – May 1 – Canisia Lubrin wins Carol Shields Prize for Fiction for ‘Code Noir’
Quill & Quire – May 1 – Canisia Lubrin wins 2025 Carol Shields Prize for Fiction
Kirkus Reviews – May 2 – Winner of the 2025 Carol Shields Prize Announced
Web Wire – May 9 – Canisia Lubrin's CODE NOIR Wins the $150,000 Carol Shields Prize for Fiction
Winner announcement also seen on Publisher’s Weekly, Washington Post’s Book Club Newsletter, The Public’s Radio, Trinidad Express, Vancouver is Awesome, Coast Reporter, The Hamilton Spectator, and elsewhere!
People – April 3 – Miranda July, Sarah Manguso Among 2025 Carol Shields Prize for Fiction Shortlist (Exclusive)
Literary Hub – April 3 – Here’s the shortlist for the 2025 Carol Shields Prize for Fiction
Kirkus Review – April 3 – Shortlist for the Carol Shields Prize Is Revealed
Quill and Quire – April 3 – Dominique Fortier, Canisia Lubrin shortlisted for 2025 Carol Shields Prize
CBC – April 3 – Canadian writers Canisia Lubrin and Dominique Fortier shortlisted for $215K Carol Shields Prize for Fiction
Shortlist announcement also seen on Publisher’s Lunch, Shelf Awareness, AOL, Books+Publishing, and Yahoo UK.
People – March 6 – Miranda July and Rachel Kushner Among Carol Shields 2025 Prize Longlist Nominees — See the Full List! (Exclusive)
The Canadian Press – March 6 – Canisia Lubrin, Anne Fleming among Canadians longlisted for Carol Shields Prize
Quill and Quire – March 6 – Longlist announced for $150K Carol Shields Prize for Fiction
CBC Books – March 6 – Canisia Lubrin and Anne Fleming among longlisted Canadian authors for $216K Carol Shields Prize for Fiction
Toronto Star – March 6 – Canisia Lubrin, Anne Fleming among Canadians longlisted for Carol Shields Prize
Shelf Awareness – March 7 – Awards: Carol Shields Fiction Longlist; Lionel Gelber Nonfiction Shortlist
CBC Books – February 6 – American author Diana Abu-Jaber to chair jury for $215K Carol Shields Prize for Fiction
Quill and Quire – February 6 – Norma Dunning, Kim Fu, Tessa McWatt on 2025 Carol Shields jury